Jesus Calling, with Scripture References: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (A 365-Day Devotional) (Jesus Calling®)

by Sarah Young

The issue is not your strength but Mine, which is limitless.

By walking close to Me, you can accomplish My purposes in My strength.

For we walk by faith, not by sight. —2 CORIN...

But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. O my Strength, I sing praise to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God. —PSALM 59:16–17

WAITING, TRUSTING, AND HOPING are intricately connected, like golden strands interwoven to form a strong chain. Trusting is the central strand because it is the response from My children that I desire the most.

Waiting for Me to work, with your eyes on Me, is evidence that you really do trust Me. If you mouth the words “I trust You” while anxiously trying to make things go your way, your words ring hollow.

the benefits of hope fall fully on you in the present.

You can wait expectantly, in hopeful trust.

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” —JOHN 14:1

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Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. —PSALM 27:14

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.

Melchizedek.

LEARN TO LIVE above your circumstances. This requires focused time with Me, the One who overcame the world.

Trouble and distress are woven into the very fabric of this perishing world.

Only My Life in you can empower you to face this endless flow of prob...

As you sit quietly in My Presence, I shine Peace into your troubled mind and heart. Little by little, you are freed from earthly shackles and lifted up above your circumstances. You gain My perspective on your life, enabling ...

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” —JOHN 16:33 NKJV

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence. —PSALM 42:5 NASB

DO NOT HESITATE TO RECEIVE JOY FROM ME, for I bestow it on you abundantly. The more you rest in My Presence, the more freely My blessings flow into you. In the Light of My Love, you are gradually transformed from glory to glory. It is through spending time with Me that you realize how wide and long and high and deep is My Love for you.

Sometimes the relationship I offer you seems too good to be true. I pour My very Life into you, and all you have to do is receive Me. In a world characterized by working and taking, the admonition to rest and receive seems too easy. There is a close connection between receiving and believing: As you trust Me more and more, you are able to receive Me and My blessings abundantly.

Be still, and know that...

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” —PSALM 46:10

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Don’t listen to those voices; challenge them with My Word. Learn to take minibreaks from the world, finding a place to be still in My Presence and listen to My voice.

“The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” —MATTHEW 7:7

IT IS GOOD THAT YOU RECOGNIZE YOUR WEAKNESS. That keeps you looking to Me, your Strength. Abundant life is not necessarily health and wealth; it is living in continual dependence on Me.

Don’t take yourself so seriously. Lighten up and laugh with Me.

You have Me on your side, so what are you worried about? I can equip you to do absolutely anything, as long as it is My will.

Focus on Me, and you will find Peace in My Presence.

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COME TO ME FOR UNDERSTANDING since I know you far better than you know yourself. I comprehend you in all your complexity; no detail of your life is hidden from Me.

Trust Me enough to accept the full forgiveness that I offer you continually. This great gift, which cost Me My Life, is yours for all eternity.

will never leave you or forsake you.

When no one else seems to understand you, simply draw closer to Me. Rejoice in the One who understands you com...

O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you

“No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” —JOSHUA 1:5

TRUST ME ONE DAY AT A TIME.

Exert your will to trust Me in all circumstances. Don’t let your need to understand distract you from My Presence. I will equip you to get through this day victoriously as you live in deep dependence on Me. Tomorrow is busy worrying about itself; don’t get tangled up in its worry-webs.

Trust Me one day at a time.

O LORD Almighty,...

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” —MATTHEW 6:34

REJOICE AND BE THANKFUL!

As you walk with Me through this day, practice trusting and thanking Me all along the way.

Trust is the channel through which My Peace ...

Thankfulness lifts you up above your ...

I do My greatest works through people with grateful,...

Rather than planning and evaluating, practice trusting and than...

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! —PHILIPPIANS 4:4